Allied Health Assistant

3 days ago

Richmond, Australia North Richmond Community Health Full time

**Work with us**:
Our organisation is a busy health hub in the middle of Richmond. North Richmond Community Health, which includes the Centre for Culture Ethnicity and Health, is a great place to work. You’ll find an environment where staff are inspired through meaningful work and supported by colleagues and management. We prioritise an inclusive and positive working atmosphere at North Richmond Community Health. With flexible working arrangements, we help ensure that people of all circumstances are well-represented in our staff.

As an employee, there are a number of benefits available:

- flexible working arrangements, including purchased leave
- wellbeing policy, with on-site subsidised fitness classes including pilates and personal training, work health checks and social events
- comprehensive and competitive salary packaging options.

We enjoy rich cultural diversity in our workforce. Approximately 55% of our staff were born overseas and over 75% identify with an ethnicity other than Australian. Over 65% of our staff speak languages other than English. We would like to hear from you if you have:

- superior skills in delivering culturally-responsive services in your given field
- keen ability to contribute to a respectful collegiate environment
- can contribute to innovation and service improvement
- effective relationship building skills to foster a harmonious workplace.

**The Allied Health Assistant (part-time, 0.8 EFT)** works collaboratively within an interdisciplinary framework to facilitate effective allied health service delivery across the disciplines found in both the Ageing Well Service and Child Health and Development teams. This includes OT, physiotherapy, dietetics, podiatry and speech pathology.

**Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- Provide assistance to clinicians in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of therapeutic services with a focus on group activities.
- When deemed to be within the AHA’s scope of service, conduct home or community visits.
- Assist the Intake team to ensure efficient service access.

**KEY SELECTION CRITERIA**

**Essential qualifications, attributes and skills include, but are not limited to**:

- Relevant Tertiary Qualifications Cert IV or IV in Allied health Assistance (or equivalent)
- Experience providing allied health services in individual, group and consultative models
- Experience working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities and interpreters.
- Demonstrated understanding of consumer directed care, and improving consumer experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience writing reports and capturing data.
- Strong problem solving capabilities
- Open and inclusive interpersonal and communication style
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable and able to use initiative and work autonomously.
- Effective time management skills

Applicants for this position must be legally entitled to work in Australia and will be required to provide evidence of this entitlement.

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